Sandpipers at the Indian River

Sandpipers are a common sight at beaches around Florida and elsewhere. These small birds congregate in flocks of a few dozen individuals and use their sensitive bills to feels around for small crustaceans underneath the sand's surface. If approached, they will walk away from you as a group, until they get scared and take off, at which point the entire flock will fly together to some nearby place, usually not more than a few dozen yards away.

I took these photos with my macro lens. A telephoto would have been a better choice, but I wasn't expecting to take any good photos of birds so I didn't have it with me.